Montana and the movie,"River Runs Through It"Dennis Han & Jeemin Han
Movie Clip (2:44 sec)
Short description of the movie:
"River Flows Through It" is about brothers living in State of Montana, and how they lived with beautiful sceneries of nature that Montana has,
such as trees, river, and sky. The movie takes place in Montana, especially near rivers.
Quote From the Movie: “Like many fly fishermen in western Montana where the summer days are almost Arctic in length, I often do not start fishing until the cool of the evening. Then in the Arctic half-light of the canyon, all existence fades to a being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise. Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.”
- Quote by Narrator (Norman) of River Runs Through It.
Importance of this movie: The importance of this movie is that it lets people from outside of Montana know the beauty. Also, there is a special purpose to make people heed the importance of the rivers in Montana, so that the rivers can be saved from pollution and other things.
Physical Geography:
Climate: State of Montana tends to be hot and mild during summer and cold in winter. Yet,there exists distinction between two parts of the state. Montana's west and east has two similar yet different types of climate; west being more mild and warm with relatively cooler summer and evenly distributed raindrops, and east being relatively more humid and sunny. But generally, Montana tends to be hot and mild during summer and cold in winter.
Scenery of Montana
Landform of Montana: -Montana's western border is surrounded by Rocky Mountain.
-East of ranges of Rocky Mountains, great plain lies to the middle of Montana.
-Continental Divide, which is an imaginary that indicates the high ranges (such as mountains) across North America, runs through Montana.
-Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison River runs through Montana, which is called Missouri River as a whole.
-Yellowstone River, which runs from Wyoming to North Dakota and to Montana, joins with Missouri RIver.
-Many other small rivers and lakes exist in Montana.
-The total area of Montana is 147,042 sq. miles
Landform Map of Montana
Vegetation: Montana is home for various types of flowers and trees. Woods are generally very old, and nature is very well kept. In "Great Plain," there are grasses and flowers everywhere.
Source of Pictures: -Picture 1 :"Southwest Montana Motel and RV Park Philipsburg area Weather." Southwestern Montana Motel and RV Park, The Inn at Philipsburg.. 2 Sep. 2009 <http://www.theinn- philipsburg.com/weather.htm>. -Picture 2:"montana landforms and land statistics - state of montana landforms, land statistics."World Atlas of Maps Flags and Geography Facts and Figures - Maps . 2 Sep. 2009 <http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/mtland.htm>.
Human Geography:
Artifacts: Anaconda Smelter Stack
Anaconda Smelter Stack State park is located in Missoula, Montana in United States. Anaconda Smelter Stack is a possession of the Anaconda Copper Company. The Anaconda Smelter Stack was built on May 5, 1919. It is considered to be one of the tallest free standing brick structures in the world. It is 585 feet, 1.5 inches in height and has a diameter of 75 feet and 60 feet at the top. The Anaconda Smelter Stack is now a tourist site but it's not accessible. Even the park is not accessible because it is listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places.
Anaconda Smelter Stack Park
Anaconda Smelter Stack
Hungry Horse Dam The Hungry Horse Dam was built in 1953. It is Montana's highest structure and the 11th largest dam in United States all together. It is located in South Fork of Flathead river. The purpose of its construction was to prevent spring flood on the Columbia and Flathead rivers. The dam construction made water easily accessible in the wintertime too because it reserved water in summer. The Hungry Horse Dam got its name because there were two horses that wandered off in the winter of 1990-01. They were covered with snow and suffered from hunger. Much treatment was needed to bring them back healthy. Because of these horses, the mountain got its name of Hungry Horse.
Hungry Horse Dam
Glacier National Park The Glacier National Park is located in the Northern Rocky Mountains in the northwestern Montana, US. It's on the Canadian border, connecting the Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park. The two parks combined an together, it is called Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. It became a part of UNESCO International Biosphere Reserve in 1976. It also became part of UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.
Glacial National Park
Glacial National Park
Economy: - major industry: mines (gold, silver, copper, coal, petroleum, talc), forests/wood products (lumber and sawn products, plywood, paper and pulp, particle board and fiberboard, pencils, telephone pole), farms/agriculture (wheat, sugar, beats), food (meat packing, milk processing, milling of grains, soft drink bottling), cattle ranching, oil, tourism
- in 2007, average income of $35,806 --> in 2030, average income per person estimated to be $48,629 (36% higher)
Lumber
Languange: It's hard to determine a specific Montana accent because the accent varies even within the country. The official language is English. The western Montana speaks an accent that of Pacific Northwest, northwest of North America. Wester Montana accent also sounds similar to eastern Washington of Idaho accent. The eastern Montana's accent sounds similar to a Scandinavian (mostly Norwegian) and German/Russia like speech patterns. The north Montana accent is very much alike to those of Alberta and Saskatchewan accent.
Politics:
Montana being part of United States, it practices democracy. Also, the democratic party is the predominant political party of Montana. The state constitution was enacted in 1972. Through Bill of Rights, Montana was the state that got the strongest individual protection and rights in US. The Montana Constitution is composed of three branches: Executive, Judicial, Legislative. Legislative The Legislative branch consist of 48 states. It is divided into two chamber, House of Representatives with 100 members and Senate with 50 members. Legislators are elected clearly with popular votes. Montana State Legislature holds meeting for only odd numbered years, or for 90 days. Executive Executive Branch of Montana is responsible for making Montana Code Annotated, which are all the daily administration of state's law. It includes many chief executives. the chief executives include Governor, Superintended of Pulbic Instruction, State Auditor, and the staff employees of the 14 executive branch agencies. Judicial Montana State Supreme Court is Montana's most powerful court. It adheres to cases pertaining to Montana's State Constitution. Unlike most state courts, Montana does not have an intermediate appellate court. Montana Court also takes care of lawyer discipline and revision of carious rules (i.e. Montana Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure, Rules of Professional Conduct) Montana Water Court take care of all water rights of the state.
Religion:
- In 2000, catholic and protestant had about an equal number
- Catholic church denomination is the largest christian group (169,250 supporters)
- Protestant church, Evangelical Lutheran Church (50,287) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (32,726), United Methodist Church (17,993), Assemblies of God (16,385), the Lutheran Church (15,441), Southern Baptist Cenvention (15,318)
- 850 Jews
- 614 Muslims
- 493,703 (55%)atheist Population:
Gender
Number
Percentage
Male
449,480
49.8
Female
Total
452,715
902,195
50.2
100.0
Montana, Population Pyramid
Age (years)
Number
Percent
Under 5
54,869
6.1
5-9
61,963
6.9
10-14
69,293
7.7
15-19
71,310
7.9
20-24
58,379
6.5
25-34
103,279
11.4
35-44
141,941
15.7
45-54
135,088
15.0
55-59
47,147
5.2
60-64
37,945
4.2
65-74
62,519
6.9
75-85
43,093
4.8
85 and over
15,337
1.7
Total
902,195
100.0
Race
Number
Percent
White
831,978
92.2
Black or African American
4,441
0.5
American Indian and Alaska Native
66,320
7.4
Asian
7,101
0.8
Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander
1,077
0.1
Some other race
7,834
0.9
Total
902,195
100.0
Source of Information:
"Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park - Montana's Gold West Country ." Welcome to Montana's Gold West Country | Montana Tourism Information. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.goldwest.visitmt.com/listings/3080.htm>.
"Economy of Montana including Montana Agriculture and Manufacturing from NETSTATE.COM." 50 States - Capitals, Maps, Geography, State Symbols, State Facts, Songs, History, Famous People from NETSTATE.COM. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.netstate.com/economy/mt_economy.htm>.
"Income per person." Montana. 10 Sep. 2009 <www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/other_publication_types/green_economics/fact_sheets/Montana.pdf>.
"Montana - Religions." Stats about all US cities - real estate, relocation info, house prices, home value estimator, recent sales, cost of living, crime, race, income, photos, education, maps, weather, houses, schools, neighborhoods, and more. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.city-data.com/states/Montana-Religions.html>.
"Montana - Political parties." Stats about all US cities - real estate, relocation info, house prices, home value estimator, recent sales, cost of living, crime, race, income, photos, education, maps, weather, houses, schools, neighborhoods, and more. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.city-data.com/states/Montana-Political-parties.html>.
"Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park - Montana's Gold West Country ." Welcome to Montana's Gold West Country | Montana Tourism Information. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.goldwest.visitmt.com/listings/3080.htm>.
Montana and the movie,"River Runs Through It"Dennis Han & Jeemin Han
Movie Clip (2:44 sec)
Short description of the movie:
"River Flows Through It" is about brothers living in State of Montana, and how they lived with beautiful sceneries of nature that Montana has,
such as trees, river, and sky. The movie takes place in Montana, especially near rivers.
Quote From the Movie:
“Like many fly fishermen in western Montana where the summer days are almost Arctic in length, I often do not start fishing until the cool of the evening. Then in the Arctic half-light of the canyon, all existence fades to a being with my soul and memories and the sounds of the Big Blackfoot River and a four-count rhythm and the hope that a fish will rise. Eventually, all things merge into one, and a river runs through it. The river was cut by the world's great flood and runs over rocks from the basement of time. On some of those rocks are timeless raindrops. Under the rocks are the words, and some of the words are theirs. I am haunted by waters.”
- Quote by Narrator (Norman) of River Runs Through It.
Importance of this movie:
The importance of this movie is that it lets people from outside of Montana know the beauty. Also, there is a special purpose to make people heed the importance of the rivers in Montana, so that the rivers can be saved from pollution and other things.
Physical Geography:
Climate:
State of Montana tends to be hot and mild during summer and cold in winter. Yet,there exists distinction between two parts of the state. Montana's west and east has two similar yet different types of climate; west being more mild and warm with relatively cooler summer and evenly distributed raindrops, and east being relatively more humid and sunny. But generally, Montana tends to be hot and mild during summer and cold in winter.
Landform of Montana:
-Montana's western border is surrounded by Rocky Mountain.
-East of ranges of Rocky Mountains, great plain lies to the middle of Montana.
-Continental Divide, which is an imaginary that indicates the high ranges (such as mountains) across North America, runs through Montana.
-Gallatin, Jefferson, and Madison River runs through Montana, which is called Missouri River as a whole.
-Yellowstone River, which runs from Wyoming to North Dakota and to Montana, joins with Missouri RIver.
-Many other small rivers and lakes exist in Montana.
-The total area of Montana is 147,042 sq. miles
Vegetation:
Montana is home for various types of flowers and trees. Woods are generally very old, and nature is very well kept. In "Great Plain," there are grasses and flowers everywhere.
Sources:
Source of Information:
-Climate - "Montana Climate." Adventure Travel & World Travel | iExplore. 2 Sep. 2009 <http://www.iexplore.com/world_travel/Montana/Climate>.
-Landform - "montana landforms and land statistics - state of montana landforms, land statistics."World Atlas of Maps Flags and Geography Facts and Figures - Maps . 2 Sep. 2009 <http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/mtland.htm>.
Source of Video Clip:
"YouTube - A River Runs Through It Trailer." YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.. 2 Sep. 2009 <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Z7yeXtBQMU>.
Source of Pictures:
-Picture 1 :"Southwest Montana Motel and RV Park Philipsburg area Weather." Southwestern Montana Motel and RV Park, The Inn at Philipsburg.. 2 Sep. 2009 <http://www.theinn- philipsburg.com/weather.htm>.
-Picture 2:"montana landforms and land statistics - state of montana landforms, land statistics."World Atlas of Maps Flags and Geography Facts and Figures - Maps . 2 Sep. 2009 <http://www.worldatlas.com/webimage/countrys/namerica/usstates/mtland.htm>.
Human Geography:
Artifacts:
Anaconda Smelter Stack
Anaconda Smelter Stack State park is located in Missoula, Montana in United States. Anaconda Smelter Stack is a possession of the Anaconda Copper Company. The Anaconda Smelter Stack was built on May 5, 1919. It is considered to be one of the tallest free standing brick structures in the world. It is 585 feet, 1.5 inches in height and has a diameter of 75 feet and 60 feet at the top. The Anaconda Smelter Stack is now a tourist site but it's not accessible. Even the park is not accessible because it is listed as one of the National Register of Historic Places.
Hungry Horse Dam
The Hungry Horse Dam was built in 1953. It is Montana's highest structure and the 11th largest dam in United States all together. It is located in South Fork of Flathead river. The purpose of its construction was to prevent spring flood on the Columbia and Flathead rivers. The dam construction made water easily accessible in the wintertime too because it reserved water in summer. The Hungry Horse Dam got its name because there were two horses that wandered off in the winter of 1990-01. They were covered with snow and suffered from hunger. Much treatment was needed to bring them back healthy. Because of these horses, the mountain got its name of Hungry Horse.
Glacier National Park
The Glacier National Park is located in the Northern Rocky Mountains in the northwestern Montana, US. It's on the Canadian border, connecting the Canada's Waterton Lakes National Park. The two parks combined an together, it is called Waterton-Glacier International Peace Park. It became a part of UNESCO International Biosphere Reserve in 1976. It also became part of UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995.
Economy:
- major industry: mines (gold, silver, copper, coal, petroleum, talc), forests/wood products (lumber and sawn products, plywood, paper and pulp, particle board and fiberboard, pencils, telephone pole), farms/agriculture (wheat, sugar, beats), food (meat packing, milk processing, milling of grains, soft drink bottling), cattle ranching, oil, tourism
- in 2007, average income of $35,806 --> in 2030, average income per person estimated to be $48,629 (36% higher)
Languange:
It's hard to determine a specific Montana accent because the accent varies even within the country. The official language is English. The western Montana speaks an accent that of Pacific Northwest, northwest of North America. Wester Montana accent also sounds similar to eastern Washington of Idaho accent. The eastern Montana's accent sounds similar to a Scandinavian (mostly Norwegian) and German/Russia like speech patterns. The north Montana accent is very much alike to those of Alberta and Saskatchewan accent.
Politics:
Montana being part of United States, it practices democracy. Also, the democratic party is the predominant political party of Montana. The state constitution was enacted in 1972. Through Bill of Rights, Montana was the state that got the strongest individual protection and rights in US. The Montana Constitution is composed of three branches: Executive, Judicial, Legislative.
Legislative
The Legislative branch consist of 48 states. It is divided into two chamber, House of Representatives with 100 members and Senate with 50 members. Legislators are elected clearly with popular votes. Montana State Legislature holds meeting for only odd numbered years, or for 90 days.
Executive
Executive Branch of Montana is responsible for making Montana Code Annotated, which are all the daily administration of state's law. It includes many chief executives. the chief executives include Governor, Superintended of Pulbic Instruction, State Auditor, and the staff employees of the 14 executive branch agencies.
Judicial
Montana State Supreme Court is Montana's most powerful court. It adheres to cases pertaining to Montana's State Constitution. Unlike most state courts, Montana does not have an intermediate appellate court. Montana Court also takes care of lawyer discipline and revision of carious rules (i.e. Montana Rules of Civil and Appellate Procedure, Rules of Professional Conduct) Montana Water Court take care of all water rights of the state.
Religion:
- In 2000, catholic and protestant had about an equal number
- Catholic church denomination is the largest christian group (169,250 supporters)
- Protestant church, Evangelical Lutheran Church (50,287) Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (32,726), United Methodist Church (17,993), Assemblies of God (16,385), the Lutheran Church (15,441), Southern Baptist Cenvention (15,318)
- 850 Jews
- 614 Muslims
- 493,703 (55%)atheist
Population:
Total
902,195
100.0
Source of Information:
"Economy of Montana including Montana Agriculture and Manufacturing from NETSTATE.COM." 50 States - Capitals, Maps, Geography, State Symbols, State Facts, Songs, History, Famous People from NETSTATE.COM. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.netstate.com/economy/mt_economy.htm>.
"Glacier National Park (park, Montana, United States) -- Britannica Online Encyclopedia." Encyclopedia - Britannica Online Encyclopedia. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/234676/Glacier-National-Park>.
"Hungry Horse Dam." Official State of Montana Vacation, Recreation, Accommodations and Travel Information Website. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.visitmt.com/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=10846&siteid=1>.
"Income - Median Income for 4-Person Families, by State ." Census Bureau Home Page. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.census.gov/hhes/www/income/4person.html>.
"Income per person." Montana. 10 Sep. 2009 <www.peri.umass.edu/fileadmin/pdf/other_publication_types/green_economics/fact_sheets/Montana.pdf>.
"Montana - Religions." Stats about all US cities - real estate, relocation info, house prices, home value estimator, recent sales, cost of living, crime, race, income, photos, education, maps, weather, houses, schools, neighborhoods, and more. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.city-data.com/states/Montana-Religions.html>.
"Montana Accent | Antimoon Forum." Antimoon.com: How to learn English effectively. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.antimoon.com/forum/t2808.htm>.
"Montana Demographic Statistics." Infoplease: Encyclopedia, Almanac, Atlas, Biographies, Dictionary, Thesaurus. Free online reference, research & homework help. — Infoplease.com. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.infoplease.com/us/census/data/montana/demographic.html>.
Zappa, Frank, and musician. "Montana: Facts, Map and State Symbols - EnchantedLearning.com." ENCHANTED LEARNING HOME PAGE. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.enchantedlearning.com/usa/states/montana/>.
race. "NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Montana." NationMaster - World Statistics, Country Comparisons. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.nationmaster.com/encyclopedia/Montana>.
Source of Pictures:
"Anaconda Smelter Stack State Park - Montana's Gold West Country ." Welcome to Montana's Gold West Country | Montana Tourism Information. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.goldwest.visitmt.com/listings/3080.htm>.
"File:Glacier National Park Hidden Lake overview 20060703.jpg - Wikimedia Commons." Wikimedia Commons. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Glacier_National_Park_Hidden_Lake_overview_20060703.jpg>.
" Google Image Result for http://mtinbusiness.com/inbiz-0801/art/overviewwood.jpg." Google Images. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://images.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http://mtinbusiness.com/inbiz-0801/art/overviewwood.jpg&imgrefurl=http://mtinbusiness.com/inbiz-0801/bus01.php&usg=ekQYF70OyrKkSTF-VZMk9yuwUHM=&h=294&w=450&sz=61&hl=en&start=4&um=1&tbnid=zLJ314pRCKE4lM:&tbnh=83&tbnw=127&prev=/images%3Fq%3Dmontana%2Beconomy%26hl%3Den%26client%3Dsafari%26rls%3Den-us%26sa%3DN%26um%3D1>.
"Hungry Horse Dam." Official State of Montana Vacation, Recreation, Accommodations and Travel Information Website__. 10 Sep. 2009 <http://www.visitmt.com/categories/moreinfo.asp?IDRRecordID=10846&siteid=1>.